Hi there all, my day has been an interesting one. I got a call from my sister stating that we wouldn't all fit in the vehicle that I had reserved. So we had to come up with a new plan to get to St. Louis! So we ended up talking about every other 15-20 minutes on the phone, til we came up with the idea of renting two cars with better gas mileage. So I called Avis to see if I could reserve the two vehicles, so I call my sister back, and she tells me to reserve them, then we can always take them off. So I call Avis back, and to reserve the vehicles, I have to have a major credit card, or if I don't have that, then with a debit card, it will be a $300 fee for both cars! I was like WHAT? I don't have $600 for both cars! So we both tried to call my mom, and she wasn't there, so we waited til she got home, then she called my sister. The options were these:
1) My mom rents the car with her credit card, but we have to pay $10 per day, per driver.
2) She loans us the $600 to pay for the rentals, then we take that money out of the bank to cover the cars. We get the $600 back, two to three business days after we return the car.
3) We take the 7 passenger SUV and have two people stay behind........
So went with the 2ND one considering we get the 300 back, So my sister is going to get the check, deposit it into her bank, and then give me the 300 for me to rent it with my debit card. Then when we get the money back we take part of that money to cover for the cars. Needless to say today was an interesting day. I got both boys packed, and most of the bathroom stuff that we need, and all the snacks, drinks etc.......... the only things left to pack is our clothes, and sandwiches and such. Most likely we will go by Avis on Thursday if we can and do all the paperwork then, so Friday morning we can just head out, considering it's a 8 hour drive up there and back, not counting stops for gas, and potty breaks. Since we are taking snacks and such we won't need to stop and eat, which gets expensive. I am getting excited about going, but I also know that it's a long drive, and the kids get bored easily. So I am hoping that we can pick up a few games that they can take on the road, plus we are bringing the dvd player so they can watch movies. So hopefully that will help. Well I am going to finish my dinner, which is sandwiches and chips....... get the kids ready for bed, and finish some laundry, then get to bed myself. So I hope you have a good week, and I will blog more later on about the trip and all the fun that we have had!! Take care, Hugs ~ Jilly
